RHINELANDER - Some people who fish like trolling--where a boat motor pulls them slowly across the water while they fish.

But that technique is only used on five bodies of water in Oneida County. In Aprilóthe D-N-R will decide whether to make it legal on every lake in Wisconsin.

Rhinelander Fishery Biologist John Kubisiak can tell you plenty of reasons why the fishing method is controversial.

For the Northwoods-- it's a matter of tradition.

"People in different parts of the state see trolling differently. Especially in Oneida and Vilas County, people have not been in favor of trolling because when those new-fangled gas-powered motors came about they thought that it was not a fair method to chase fish."

Even though there's some friction with the art of trolling, Kubisiak thinks the trolling rule will pass. But either way the proposal goes, he knows you can't please everyone.

"If you don't allow trolling you'll have people who would like to troll, or doing things that are considered trolling and basically breaking the law. If you do allow it you have potentially increased user conflicts especially on our smaller waters. It just depends on how extensive and how much people use it."

To find out how to give your opinion on trolling before the annual meetings on April 8th, visit the DNR's web link below.

LINCOLN COUNTY - We can add one more northern Wisconsin county to the list of those who finished the recount.

Lincoln County finished up Wednesday afternoon, and it didn't see much change.

Lincoln County Clerk Chris Marlowe said the totals fluctuated a bit within each town, but county-wide each presidential candidate gained onevote.

Marlowe said although it was tedious,he learned a lot.

"You know when we do our training and discuss all these things it's always, we always reference the possibility of a count, a recount," Marlowe said. "And it's one thing referencing a recount and it's another thing actually doing the recount."

Lincoln County re-counted all the votes by hand. There were 16 volunteers, and they went through close to 15,000 votes.

The statewide recount cost Jill Stein about $3.5 million.

"You know, at the end of the day was it worth the money, I don't think so, but you know, we gained experience," Marlowe said.

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